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..-=^$&§## TRAINS ARE SO CONSTRUCTED THAT THEY ##§&$^=-..
...-=^$&§# HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS #§&$^=-...
....-=^$&§ CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED §&$^=-....
.....-=^$& OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. &$^=-.....
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.......-=^ BECAUSE THE LOW FRICTION BETWEEN THE ^=-.......
........-= WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, =-........
.........- THERE ARE LIMITS FOR HOW ACUTE A CURVE -.........
.......... CAN BE, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR HOW MUCH ..........
.........- THE GROUND UNDER THE RAILS CAN BE -.........
........-= SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED =-........
.......-=^ ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN ^=-.......
......-=^$ TUNNELS (IF THEY ARE LARGE), OR $^=-......
.....-=^$& ARTIFICIAL CHASMS. &$^=-.....
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...-=^$&§# THERE WILL BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE #§&$^=-...
..-=^$&§## RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ##§&$^=-..
.-=^$&§### BE CUT DOWN BY THE RAILWAY JANITORS. ###§&$^=-.
..-=^$&§## THERE WILL BE PLAINS, AND BODIES OF ##§&$^=-..
...-=^$&§# WATER. #§&$^=-...
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.....-=^$& TRAINS GO BY DAY AND BY NIGHT. ALONG &$^=-.....
......-=^$ THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION $^=-......
.......-=^ SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT ON TOP OF POLES, ^=-.......
........-= TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. =-........
.........- DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE RAILWAY HAVE -.........
.......... DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS. ..........
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........-= SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT =-........
.......-=^ FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ^=-.......
......-=^$ IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. $^=-......
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..-=^$&§## MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS BY FOOT. ##§&$^=-..
.-=^$&§### OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER ###§&$^=-.
..-=^$&§## PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS ##§&$^=-..
...-=^$&§# IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE #§&$^=-...
....-=^$&§ TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS! §&$^=-....
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